A young man who rode a motorbike while under alcohol influence and blocked a Deputy PM’s car early February has been fined more than VND3 million (US$142) and had his license suspended for two months, a Hanoi police officer said.

Captain Nguyen Ngoc Sinh of the traffic police department said recently Nguyen Tien Duc drove in the middle of the street for a while, ignoring the siren in Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s car, before moving to the left side of the road into one of the car lanes, causing a car coming from behind to almost hit him.

The driver of the second car said Duc had lost control of his driving. He also called the police.